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Lenora Leonard replied to the topic glass bottles in the forum
Standard Precautions 5 years, 6 months agoHello Paru
How did you get on with the disposal of your glass bottles? I am interested to know your current process.
Kind regards
Lenora
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Mags Moran replied to the topic glass bottles in the forum
Standard Precautions 5 years, 9 months agoHi Paru,
with advice from our estates dept, who lead out on waste issues, we also triple rinse the empty medicine bottles, remove all addressograph details etc, and dispose of as glass waste- the same as Caroline above-
best wishes, mags
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Alison Maguinness replied to the topic Isolation station in the forum
Standard Precautions 6 years, 9 months agoContact details for individualized isolation stations.
MacMedical will make up to your own requirements/ specifications
Ian McDonald
MacMedical
Galway Technology Centre, Mervue Business Park,Galway
087 773 0096/ 091 704847 /
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Alison Maguinness replied to the topic Isolation station in the forum
Standard Precautions 6 years, 9 months agoContact details for individualized isolation stations.
MacMedical will make up to your own requirements/ specifications
Ian McDonald
MacMedical
Galway Technology Centre, Mervue Business Park,Galway
087 773 0096/ 091 704847 /
E-Mail – ian@macmedgrp.com -
Mags Moran replied to the topic Isolation station in the forum
Standard Precautions 6 years, 9 months agoHi Fiona, Eithne & Alsion,
I would agree that we need to seek alternatives from Irish suppliers and after recent HIQA inspections, there has been increased queries in relation to ‘safe/ enclosed’ PPE dispensers- so as to prevent access by others.
This may cause many a predictament, but I think there should be more options and solutions out there…[Read more]
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Alison Maguinness replied to the topic Isolation station in the forum
Standard Precautions 6 years, 9 months agoFiona
There is a company that will make holders to your own requirements/ specifications. They exhibited at our conference 2-3yrs ago in City West. I’ve drawn a blank on their name but will try and find it out for you
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Alison Maguinness replied to the topic Isolation station in the forum
Standard Precautions 6 years, 9 months agoFiona
There is a company that will make holders to your own requirements/ specifications. They exhibited at our conference 2-3yrs ago in City West. I’ve drawn a blank on their name but will try and find it out for you
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Lenora Leonard replied to the topic Endoscopy day patients and CRE/CPE in the forum
Standard Precautions 7 years, 2 months agoThank you Alison and Fiona for your replies. Yes, it is a challenge. We do try to ascertain if the patient has been in another hospital prior to the endoscopy procedure and if yes, then schedule last on list. But this is not always working as recently we had three patients on the same day meeting this criteria and it caused delays with terminal…[Read more]
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Alison Maguinness replied to the topic Endoscopy day patients and CRE/CPE in the forum
Standard Precautions 7 years, 2 months agoLenora
I think this is an area that will be nearly impossible to monitor in the acute sector .
Here in STMH all patients are contacted by phone pre endoscopy so the question can be asked however this will not be the case elsewhere. I know that in the event that we have any known infective case the room will be decontaminated . I think we must…[Read more] -
Lenora Leonard replied to the topic Endoscopy day patients and CRE/CPE in the forum
Standard Precautions 7 years, 2 months agoAnyone have any comments on my question related to endoscopy and CRE?
regards
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Noeleen Hallahan posted an update in the group
Standard Precautions 8 years, 2 months agoDear all
Is there any difference in the advice given in order to clean up a large blood spillage or a small blood spots or drops on difficult to clean areas ie that a dilution of 10,000 ppm of a sodium hypochlorite is required. Some of the guidance is confusing.In some guidance I have read it suggests that 1,000 ppm is sufficient on small areas.…[Read more] -
Breda McCarthy posted an update in the group
Standard Precautions 8 years, 3 months agoHi All. I am working in the Dental setting. Currently, to achieve surface decontamination we employ a 2 stage wipedown of surfaces between patients – first with a detergent wipe followed by an alcohol impregnated wipe. Wipes are available which are a combined detergent/disinfectant – thereby reducing the time spent decontaminating surfaces…[Read more]
